Synonyms of arrive

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verb

ə-ˈrīv 

1

as in to come

to get to a destination

when will the guests arrive?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• come
• appear
• land
• get in
• get through
• show up
• disembark
• turn up
• reach
• hit
• fetch
• make
• pull in
• burst (in or into)
• debark
• breeze (in)
• touch down
• check in
• blow in
• clock (in)
• waltz (in)
• barge (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leave
• go
• check out
• flee
• clock (out)
• vamoose

2

as in to succeed

to reach a desired level of accomplishment

the actress knew she'd arrived when she received an Oscar nomination

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succeed
• thrive
• flourish
• make it
• get ahead
• prosper
• get there
• get somewhere
• make the grade
• cut it
• make good
• win
• hit it big
• hack it
• excel
• prevail
• come into one's own
• cut the mustard
• make one's mark
• triumph

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fail
• struggle
• flounder

arrivé

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noun

as in comer

Related Words

• comer
• upstart
• nouveau riche
• parvenu
• social climber
• snob
• arriviste
• adventurer
• fat cat
• nabob
• moneybags

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of arrive

Verb

The principle applies with more force in a job where the urgent arrives by the hour. — John Dickerson, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

In the sparsely populated Australian outback, help takes time to arrive. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Noun

Wichai Yuankham, 35, a factory worker who came to watch the ships arrive, said the naval visit was a welcome boost to the local economy. — Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026

On top of that, when breakthrough tools like artificial intelligence arrive, enterprises rush to automate existing routines without stepping back to evaluate whether those routines were worth preserving. — Natalie Grabher, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026